Toy.



PATENTBD SEPT. s, 1907.,

J. HBLTZBL.

TOY.

Arrmoulon FILED JAN. 12. 1907.

@ messes JACOB I-IELTZEL, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed January 12, 1907. Serial No. 352,005.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB IIELTZEL, a citizen of the `United States oiAmerica, residing at York, in the county ol York and State oi-Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, olwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys, and one of the principal objects oi thesame is to provide a simple device for throwing a rubber ball or similarprojectile into the air and to endeavor to catch the ball within theprojector.

Another object of the invention is to provide an interesting and amusinggame in which a rubber ball or sphere may be projected into the air andCaught upon its return within the projecting instrument.

These and other objects may be attained by means oi the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which the igure of thedrawing is a perspective view oi a toy made in accordance with myinvention, and showing in dotted lines one of the positions the partsmay assume in use.

Referring to the drawing ier a more particular description the numeral 1designates a tube made oi any suitable material like tin, and providedwith a funnel shaped mouth or upper' end 2. A rubber band oi suitableelasticity and size 3 has secured to its opposite ends double hooks 4,which aro adapted to engage the rim or periphery 5 oi the iunnel shapedmouth 2. Secured centrally to the rubber band 3 is a cord or wire (5,said cord or wire being secured at 7 tothe band, and tending through thetube l where its terminal end is provided with a cross bar 8. A rubber'ball er other similar projectile 9 is utilized in carrying out theobject oi the toy.

In use the projectile 9 is placed upon the rubber band and by pullingupon the cord or string 6, the parts assume the positions shown indotted lines in the figure and by releasing the cord (i the projectile 9is thrown high into the air. Upon return of the ball the playerendeavors to catch it within the flaring mouth or funnel 2.

F rom the foregoing it will be obvious that an interesting, amusing' andscientific game may be played with the toy. The projectile having beenthrown into the air, it will require consideraliile skill on the part ofthe player to catch the same upon its return. It will be understood thatthe tube portion 1 may be used a handle tor grasping the device, whilethe other hand engages the cross bar 8 ior throwing the projectile 9.

The device is ol simple construction, can be manufactured at slight;cost, and has been found very amusing and entertaining to young and old.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

The herein described toy comprising a tube having a tunnel shaped mouth,a resilient hand connected at its ends to the opposite sides elAI themouth el? the tunnel. said resilient hand extending across'tile mouth ofsaid tunnel, an operating cord secured centrally to the resilient bandand extending through the tube, and a cross har connected to the outerend of said' cord, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aIIix my signature in presence et two witnesses.

JACOB IIEL'IZICL.

Witnesses z ICnwAnn J. Loomis, l). O. LnIrAiAN.

